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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – The Election Commission of India ordered changes in a series of key administrative and police postings in Kerala ahead of the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections on Tuesday.The state will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators to the...

Kannur (Kerala), March 17 The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Tuesday expelled party veteran T K Govindan, a day after he announced severing ties with the organisation and declared his intention to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.Govindan had announced...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer and posting of several officials, including IAS and IPS officers in Kerala, as part of the preparations for the April 9 Assembly elections.In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of the state, the Election...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A rebellion appears to be brewing within the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kannur against the party's decision to field P.K. Shyamala, the wife of party state Secretary M. V. Govindan, as the LDF candidate from the Taliparamba seat in the April 9...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 A court here ordered further investigation into the death of the late Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Naveen Babu.Babu was found dead on October 14, 2024, at his official residence in Kannur, allegedly after CPI(M) leader P P Divya made remarks against him during...

March 16, New Delhi – Air India and Air India Express will operate 48 scheduled and unscheduled flights to and from West Asia today.The two airlines will have scheduled operations to Jeddah and Muscat, including a total of 10 flights between Indian cities and Jeddah.Air India will operate...

Kannur (Kerala), March 15 Congress MP K Sudhakaran broke down while paying tribute to party worker Kappadan Ramesh at a function here on Sunday.Sudhakaran was addressing a gathering organized to hand over the key of a house built for the family of Ramesh, who died a few years ago.The Kannur...

Air India and Air India Express have announced the cancellation of 14 flights today due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. However, flights have been planned from Sharjah to Delhi, Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram. Air India stated in a press release that two...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that some party MPs from Kerala have expressed interest in contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in the state, but the final decision will be that of the high command.Speaking to reporters, Venugopal...

Kochi, March 14 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, said on Saturday that there were no issues related to candidate selection within the Congress and refuted reports of differences with party leader K Sudhakaran, who has reportedly expressed a willingness to contest...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 14 BJP leader Padmaja Venugopal invited senior Congress leader and Kannur MP, K Sudhakaran, to join the saffron party, in the wake of reports suggesting that he was unhappy with his party's decision not to allow sitting MPs to contest the Assembly elections.Venugopal...

Kannur (Kerala), March 13 Health Minister Veena George said on Friday that with four healthcare institutions, including three here, receiving NQAS accreditation, the number of government hospitals in the state which have achieved this distinction has increased to 312.In a government statement...

Kannur (Kerala), March 13 Five KSU activists who were arrested in a case for allegedly attempting to murder Health Minister Veena George received a warm welcome after they were released from jail here on Friday.KSU activists Athul M C, Akshay V V, Bithul Balan, Ahmed Yasin, and Mubas C H were...

Kannur (Kerala), March 13 – Fresh questions have emerged in the case concerning the black flag protest against Kerala Health Minister Veena George, following the report indicating no visible injuries, even as the five student activists arrested in connection with the incident were released from...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 Amid reports that senior Congress leader K Sudhakaran has not yet reached an agreement with party leaders regarding his interest in contesting the upcoming Assembly elections, he posted an emotional message on Facebook on Friday, recounting his close connection with...

Kannur, March 13 – Senior Congress leader and Kannur MP K. Sudhakaran posted an emotional message on social media on Friday, reaffirming his deep political and personal ties with Kannur, in a move widely seen as a signal of his determination to contest the upcoming Assembly elections despite...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 12 Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi said on Thursday that the Railway Ministry has granted additional stops to two trains passing through Kerala, providing relief to passengers.The trains are the Visakhapatnam-Kollam Express and the Nagercoil-Mangaluru Junction...

Kannur (Kerala), March 12 A court here on Thursday granted bail to five KSU activists arrested in a murder attempt case following a protest against Kerala Health Minister Veena George, observing that there was no evidence to show that the accused had used any weapon as alleged.Thalassery...

Kochi (Kerala), March 12 The Kerala High Court has upheld the life sentence of five BJP activists for the murder of a young CPI(M) worker by throwing a bomb at him in Kannur in 2006, terming it as another incident of a person losing his life due to the political rivalry between the two parties...